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Arrests of Non-Whites vs. Non-White Population

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Arrests of Non-Whites vs. Non-White Population (2021)
A comparision of the Census Population data to arrests data in New York.
County Arrests of Non-Whites Non-White, Non-Incarcerated Population Absolute Difference Percent Difference
Albany 53.8% 31.7% 22.1% 69.6%
Allegany 12.0% 8.4% 3.6% 43.2%
Bronx 96.1% 85.9% 10.2% 11.8%
Broome 34.7% 20.2% 14.5% 71.7%
Cattaraugus 22.2% 11.6% 10.6% 91.4%
Cayuga 23.6% 10.6% 13.0% 121.9%
Chautauqua 27.3% 14.2% 13.1% 92.4%
Chemung 27.0% 15.1% 12.0% 79.5%
Chenango 5.2% 7.8% −2.6% −33.5%
Clinton 16.3% 10.2% 6.1% 59.4%
Columbia 31.5% 16.3% 15.2% 93.1%
Cortland 18.1% 11.9% 6.3% 52.7%
Delaware 14.2% 10.9% 3.2% 29.6%
Dutchess 46.8% 29.4% 17.5% 59.4%
Erie 52.9% 27.3% 25.6% 93.6%
Essex 4.9% 8.5% −3.6% −42.8%
Franklin 20.5% 14.6% 5.9% 40.1%
Fulton 14.8% 10.0% 4.8% 48.3%
Genesee 25.1% 11.8% 13.3% 112.8%
Greene 25.2% 12.9% 12.3% 95.6%
Hamilton 0.0% 6.3% −6.3% −100.0%
Herkimer 14.6% 8.1% 6.5% 79.9%
Jefferson 21.4% 17.1% 4.3% 25.4%
Kings 87.0% 62.5% 24.6% 39.3%
Lewis 3.2% 5.5% −2.3% −42.5%
Livingston 17.1% 9.7% 7.3% 75.1%
Madison 13.4% 9.6% 3.8% 40.0%
Monroe 65.1% 31.6% 33.5% 106.3%
Montgomery 38.4% 18.9% 19.5% 103.2%
Nassau 69.0% 41.5% 27.5% 66.3%
New York 86.8% 50.0% 36.8% 73.5%
Niagara 40.6% 17.4% 23.2% 133.0%
Oneida 40.7% 19.8% 21.0% 106.0%
Onondaga 53.3% 26.0% 27.3% 104.8%
Ontario 31.1% 12.1% 18.9% 156.0%
Orange 58.7% 38.2% 20.5% 53.6%
Orleans 23.8% 12.6% 11.2% 89.2%
Oswego 13.1% 8.7% 4.3% 49.6%
Otsego 14.3% 10.5% 3.8% 36.4%
Putnam 40.5% 22.8% 17.7% 77.4%
Queens 88.6% 74.2% 14.4% 19.4%
Rensselaer 41.7% 21.4% 20.3% 94.7%
Richmond 68.1% 40.4% 27.6% 68.4%
Rockland 68.1% 36.5% 31.6% 86.6%
Saratoga 16.7% 12.4% 4.3% 34.3%
Schenectady 57.5% 32.2% 25.4% 78.9%
Schoharie 11.2% 8.8% 2.5% 28.1%
Schuyler 8.5% 6.4% 2.0% 31.5%
Seneca 21.0% 9.4% 11.6% 123.4%
St. Lawrence 11.0% 9.0% 2.0% 21.8%
Steuben 13.0% 9.2% 3.8% 40.9%
Suffolk 55.6% 33.0% 22.6% 68.5%
Sullivan 43.9% 28.1% 15.8% 56.4%
Tioga 7.9% 8.1% −0.2% −2.4%
Tompkins 36.4% 25.6% 10.8% 42.1%
Ulster 37.4% 21.3% 16.0% 75.2%
Warren 11.6% 8.9% 2.7% 30.4%
Washington 12.0% 7.7% 4.3% 55.7%
Wayne 28.4% 11.9% 16.5% 138.7%
Westchester 79.6% 46.9% 32.7% 69.8%
Wyoming 19.4% 6.2% 13.2% 211.2%
Yates 10.2% 6.1% 4.1% 67.9%
Andy Arthur, 1/31/23.

Data Sources:
2020 Adjusted Population, Adjusted to Move Incarcerated Individuals to Arrest Location. LATFOR. latfor.state.ny.us/data/?sec=2020amendpop
Adult Arrest Demographics for 2021. DCJS. criminaljustice.ny.gov/crimnet/ojsa/adult-arrest-demographics/2021/index.html

NPR

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Researchers say latest FBI statistics on hate crimes nationwide are flawed : NPR

The FBI annualized collection of data from law enforcement agencies saw 7,262 crimes motivated by race, religion, gender or other factors last year. That's a decrease from 8,263 incidents in 2020. But those numbers offer misleading conclusions as they are drawn from a pool of 3,255 fewer law enforcement agencies.

Only 11,883 agencies out of 18,812 city, state, municipal and tribal law enforcement agencies around the county sent data to the FBI, down from 15,138 in 2020.

Crime 🚨

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Crime 🚨

A recently released Siena poll says crime is a top concern for voters this year. Which I find very odd, living in suburbs where I’m not aware of much crime occurring. Maybe I don’t own a television or read the local news but I’ve certainly never been the victim of a crime or had anything really to worry much about.

Most of my material things that I own are pretty worn out and have very little value so I don’t think anybody is likely to steal it. Breaking and entering my apartment is might get somebody an older Big Buddy Heater or a broken bicycle. Even my computer monitor is ten years old, my laptop is six years old. I guess my 22 rifle or shotgun I use for rabbit and squirrel hunting has some value but even that’s not fancy.

I used to run into panhandlers when I would occasionally park on Western Avenue and walk down Central Ave to work but they might be able a bit gruff but I never had any real issue with them. I used to walk down to John Wolcott’s house before it burned in Sheridan Hollow and while sometimes it involved stepping over garbage bags at dusk I don’t think I ever ran into too many dangerous people.

Honestly, I think people’s fear of crime really is overblown. Crime rates have fallen dramatically over the years if you look at statistics. I do agree that it probably makes sense to lock doors and secure valuable property when you are leaving for an extended period but I don’t think there are that many criminals prowling around – but sometimes if there is an opportunity to take advantage – people will.